Tanuki Rise of the Yokai Clan

Chapter 192: Residents of the ghost town

With all the dishes cleaned up by Saitama, Tamazuki then asked, "Uncle, how did you become strong?"

"...."

Saitama, who had eaten well, patted his belly in satisfaction, but he frowned again. However, he sighed and didn't stop Tamazuki from calling him an Uncle. "Well, do you want to know?"

His voice was full of mystery, and his expression was solemn as if he was about to tell the greatest secret of this world.

"Yes, I want to know."

Tamazuki also followed the mood and nodded with a solemn attitude.

"It's hard." Saitama shook his head with an expression as if Tamazuki might not be able to handle the trial.

"But even so, I want to know, Uncle. I want to become strong!" Tamazuki said with a strong spirit and determined expression.

"...why?" Saitama asked and was also affected by the mood. He was joking around before, but Tamazuki's acting was so good that he was deceived.

"Because... there is someone that I want to protect, so please!" Tamazuki stared into Saitama's eyes, showing that he was serious.

Saitama didn't answer him immediately, but it was because he was too shocked. He could tell that Tamazuki was strong, so strong that Tamazuki didn't become dust when he punched him or died in the vacuum environment like space, yet even so, that wasn't enough for Tamazuki.

This also aroused a question in Saitama's heart.

What kind of enemies does Tamazuki want to face?

Frankly, Saitama's days had been boring, and he longed after a bloody day where he fought with his everything and a single mistake might kill him.

Such a day... he longed for it.

Saitama took a deep breath and then nodded. "Then, I will tell you."

"Yes."

"The deciding factor for the success of this hard training plan is if you can see it through to the end. This is the most important part, Tamazuki. You have to keep yourselves going no matter how tough it gets. I have become this strong in only three years."

Suddenly, his expression became somber and moved when he thought about that nightmarish training.

"100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, 100 squats, and 10 km running.

Every single day!"

Saitama then told about his experience where he ate three times a day, but with a banana in the morning, then never used an air conditioner, be it summer or winter, to mentally strengthen himself.

It would be as tough as hell in the beginning, and you would start to think taking a day off wasn't a big deal, but he didn't.

In order to become a strong hero, Saitama didn't stop even if his whole body was in pain and he splurted blood.

Even if his legs were heavy and he refused to move, he kept doing squats. Even when his arms started to make a strange cracking sound, he kept doing his push-ups.

After a year and a half, he noticed a change in himself.

"I lost all my hair and became strong."

"...." Ava.

"In short, training so hard that you think you will die or lose your mind is the only way to become strong. That's it."

Saitama finished his story solemnly.

"...." Ava.

Still, Tamazuki's expression didn't change, and he only asked a single question, "During your training, did you fight a monster?"

"Of course." Saitama nodded.

"Were you almost dying during those fights?"

"Naturally." Saitama nodded once again. "I couldn't remember how many times I almost died, but I kept fighting."

Tamazuki nodded and understood this was the real reason why Saitama had become so strong.

Limiter.

It is a theoretical barrier that restricts the physical growth of a being.

No matter how much effort one puts in, every living being has an intrinsic limit to its growth. Too much power becomes unbearable and overwhelms its host, turning it into a mindless, rampaging monster. To ensure that we do not enter the realm where we lose all purpose and reason, God has set limits to the growth of every being. The mechanism with which growth is controlled is called the limiter.

However, by almost dying fighting various monsters, Saitama broke that "limiter" and became so strong.

Consequently, Saitama had lost all of his air, and he also had this sense of alienation that made him bored every day.

Besides Saitama, the one that had broken his "limiter" was Garou and Orochi.

Similar to Saitama, Garou, and Orochi, who broke their "limiter," also needed to pay a certain price, and that price was a monster-like appearance. They couldn't be described by something known as a human anymore. They had become different beings.

Saitama was also the same.

Saitama might seem like a human, but his power was god-like.

Tamazuki knew this, and if he wanted to become stronger, he needed to break his "limiter." Frankly, he was already able to do it now.

Yes, he can do it.

Surprise, right?

Yet, this was a normal thing.

Saitama was nothing but a normal human without any talents, yet he could break his "limiter" and become the strongest.

So, if Saitama could do it, then why shouldn't Tamazui not be able to do it?

Moreover, Tamazuki's learning ability was so good.

As long as there was an example in front of him, he could do it.

Yet, he had to say, the existence of Ava might make him a little lazy as many things could be left to Ava instead of doing it by himself.

[Please don't throw Ava away]

Of course, he wouldn't do that, okay?

After all, the existence of Ava was a good thing for him, and he was glad to have it.

Still, fortunately, as expected, he didn't lose his hair even if he broke his "limiter."

However, even if he broke his "limiter," it didn't mean that he had become stronger. His power was still the same as before but could become even stronger.

It might be confusing to explain more, but in short, as long as he fought a strong opponent, he would become stronger.

As long as he didn't die when he fought something, he would become even stronger.

Something that didn't kill him would make him stronger.

That should be how to describe his situation now.

Yet, he wondered whether there was someone who could threaten his life now.

'No.'

He shook his head and thought that he shouldn't be arrogant since he was sure that there were many things that could erase his existence now, so he shouldn't stop his purpose from becoming stronger.

Moreover, he hadn't found a way to prolong Shizu's life.

Nevertheless, with this, he had mastered Saitama's ability, and there was no need for him to stay in Saitama's house any longer.

So what should he do now?

Well, should he get the heroines?

Still, he felt that it was okay to stay by Saitama's side as the protagonist was a disaster magnet.

For others, that disaster might be something they wanted to avoid, but for him, this was a chance, so he decided to stay and thought about what he should do tomorrow.

"Uncle, the rent here is free, right?"

"Un, just pick any room you like in this apartment." Saitama nodded pretentiously like he was the owner of this apartment building.

So, today, like Saitama, Tamazuki became a resident of this ghost town.

Still, many people didn't know that, and because of that, they might not realize that their wives and girlfriends might be in danger.